Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Matt* Lucas Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Matt* Lucas The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Matt* Lucas Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Matt* Lucas Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Loni Gamble It's You ST
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Matt* Lucas New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Matt* Lucas The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Ursa Major* Sinner ST

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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